hutchins was airlifted to a hospital, where she later died. and released. >> i was the one with the gun. what do you need? >> reporter: baldwin spoke about that day with abc's george stephanopoulos. >> i'm handed a gun and someone declares, "this is a cold gun." the first a.d. in my years," hot gun" meant there was a charge, "cold gun" meant there was nothing in there. when he's saying this is a cold gun what he's saying to everybody on the set is, you can relax. the fgun is empty. >> that's what eltd cold gun means? >> it means there's no charge in there. there could be dummy rounds. >> reporter: baldwin says hutchins instructed him to point the gun. >> i said, i'm going to cock the gun, do you want to see that? she says yes. do you see that, do you see that? i let go of the hammer of the gun and the gun goes off. >> you never pulled the trigger? >> no, i would never point a gun at someone and pull the trigger, no. >> reporter: charges were fired against the armorer and halls. halls plead nod contest to negligent use of a deadly weapon as par

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as the western film rust when upfront, prove all that he was holding when till the shots killed hutchins and injured the films director, he says he didn't know the gun contained real munition. and that he didn't know to pull the trigger. right. i suspected somebody put a live brown in april um or a honda gutierrez who was in charge of the weapons on the set was convicted of invalid fema. so to entail for 18 months and there's a little b b in there. this film industry um are us says if baldwin is found guilty, that could upset future film productions. we are responsible for rigging a car for us, don, for an actor, we're responsible for setting someone on fire onset. we handle all of that stuff. it's ultimately our responsibility to now hold and act are responsible for that if he's convicted, that could potentially send a chill throughout the industry because what actor is going to want to get in that car and do that stunt if they haven't personally inspected the brakes themselves, full twins defense on the lines that it is the job of the professional abra notes in act to to make so that t

when halyna hutchins, the cinematographer, was shot on that film set.for greater safety and standards were changed as a result. but here we are, two years on and the question of who was responsible is still there, because earlier this year the armourer on set, hannah gutierrez, she was already found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. she was the person in charge of weapons, in charge of making sure that they were safe. but the reason that alec baldwin is also on trial here now himself is because the prosecution argued that he also did not follow the kind of safety protocols and rules that you should follow when you're handling a gun. and if he had, then this death would not have occurred. it was a tragic mistake, a tragic accident. that's not in doubt, because what we know is that hannah gutierrez, the armourer, had mistakenly mixed up the bullets. so live rounds that belonged to her, with dummy rounds that are supposed to look identical to the real thing. and that's how this shooting happened. so the question for alec baldwin is going to be, did he pu

at another human being, cocked the hammer and pulled that trigger in reckless disregard for miss hutchins >> this was an unspeakable tragedy. but alec baldwin committed no crime in 2021. >> the prop gun alec baldwin was holding on the rust movie set went off, killing cinematographer halyna hutchins. prosecutors claim that baldwin was reckless, ignoring industry rules for firearm safety, saying their evidence proves the gun could not have been fired without the trigger being pulled. >> you will see him put his finger on the trigger when his finger is not supposed to be on the trigger. >> baldwin denies pulling the trigger. his lawyers argue baldwin was the actor on a set where multiple safeguards were supposed to be in place. they say he was told the gun was col, meaning it had no live rounds. >> even if he intentionally pulled the trigger, like the prosecutor just demonstrated that doesn't make him guilty of homicide. >> the defense blames the movie's armorer, hannah gutierrez. she was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison after prosecutors accused

, the cinematographer, now, acclaimed attorney gloria all red is it's a representative of the hutchins family. >> she has been in court throughout this trial. she just spoke to us a moment ago and mentioned that there are still civil lawsuits underway against alec baldwin she told us that for the family, this isn't over you'll fight to the end. >> we'll fight to the end. and we are going to fight to the end hutchins and finally, it's important to note as far as the criminal case goes here and our friend, misty marris can attest to this that critical ruling here from the judge is that this came what's called with prejudice, which means that prosecutors cannot bring these charges back against alec baldwin, fred, this case is over wow. okay. even though as you just had gloria already saying they're going to still pursue something, at least they won't be able to and this criminal path, though, misty marris with us now. so this is a a big error, right? this is a withholding evidence whether intentional or not kind of error. how often does something like this happen this was actually very sh

is related to the incident involving miss hutchins.t never state -- left the state of arizona. i understand the court disagrees with me and i respect the court's decision. >> reporter: the evidence that led to the end of the case was brought to a new mexico sheriff's office by a man who said it could be related to the rest shooting get. baldwin's lawyers filed a motion to dismiss. hutchins's family vowing to continue their pursuit of justice saying we respect the court's decision and look forward to presenting all the evidence to a jury and holding mr. baldwin accountable in the senseless death of halnya hutchins. gutierrez reid is serving a sentence for involuntary manslaughter. her attorney planned to file a motion for immediate release and her dad who works as an armorer saying she may be able to appeal saying, quote, i think that's good. hannah's case should be dismissed. a lot of evidence hasn't been heard at all. they suppressed the important evidence and attorneys brought it out, should be grounds for appeal. as for baldwin's ca

it went across her chest. >> reporter: hutchins was shot and killed on the "rust" movie set in octobern't know the gun had live rounds in it, and he never actually pulled the trigger. attorney gloria allred, who is representing hutchins' family in a separate civil case, says baldwin should be held accountable for her death. >> this is not just a movie. it's a workplace, and people should know that they are safe when they come on that set. >> reporter: court documents allege the "rust" set was riddled with safety concerns, but the judge ruled monday that baldwin's criminal trial should focus on his role as an actor, not a producer. we spoke with prosecutor carrie morsi after the hearing about the judge's ruling. >> depending on how the evidence comes out, we may askler to reconsider, but we may not. we respect her rulings. >> reporter: if convicted, baldwin could face 18 months in prison. >> that was elise preston reporting. >>> united airlines says it's investigating how one of its boeing jets lost a main landing gear tire while taking off from los angeles airport monday. the 757 was a

on tuesday. baldwin's as he was told to point a prop gun in the direction of crew member helena hutchins, and discharged and killed her. prosecutors are pursuing the charge of involuntary manslaughter. baldwin is facing up to 18 months in prison if found guilty. alec baldwin, arriving with his family, the court house in new mexico for the stone to his trial. he faces charges of invalid 3 months worth over the fatal shooting of send him a tucker for helena hutchins. 3 years ago. he denies them a one more, one more, one more bold. when was the rest of the thing on the set to so western film rust when upfront, prove all that he was holding when tough the shots killed, hutchins an injured the film's director. the key says he didn't know the gun contained real munition and that he didn't know to pull the trigger. right. i suspect somebody put a line in april um or a honda gutierrez, who was in charge of the weapons on the set was convicted of invalid fema flow to in jail for 18 months. and there's a little b b in there. this film industry um are uh says if baldwin is found guilty, that could

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the actor charged with involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 killing of cinematographer halyna hutchinsis in santa fe, new mexico, with more this morning. chloe, what should we expect when all this gets underway? >> hey there, ana. alec baldwin's criminal trial is expected to start tomorrow with jury selection, and it should take about two weeks, and prosecutors, they're going to be laying out why they believe that alec baldwin holds some responsibility for that prop gun in october of 2021 having a live round of ammunition, and that he never should have pointed the gun at halyna hutchins in the first place. >> reporter: nearly three years after the fatal shooting on the set of "rust" the film's star and producer will face criminal charges in a santa fe, new mexico, court. >> are you doing okay? >> no, i'm not, actually. >> reporter: the case centers around baldwin who was hold ago prop gun that fired a live round of ammunition during a rehearsal on the western film set in 2021, the incident killing cinematographer halyna hutchins and wounding the director. the actor is charged with one

baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of his movie "rust." chief correspondent jonathan hunt is in santa fe, new mexico with the latest. >> griff, it was an extraordinary end to what had been an extraordinary day in court, which culminated, of course, with alec baldwin walking out of the santa fe court to his waiting s.u.v. knowing he was a free man. what it all came down to was some evidence, specifically a package of bullets, that had been handed to the prosecution a few months ago, but were not revealed to the defense lawyers. now, the defense lawyers argued that that should lead to a mistrial. the judge asked to examine the bullets in question herself and in this extraordinary moment she put on latex gloves and all of them looking at the bullets up close and the judge decided they were similar enough to the live round on the set of "rust" that they should have been disclosed to the defense lawyers and then she said this, listen. the state's discovery violation has inserted a needless delay, and dismiss for the

well, it's always been a question of where did the live round that killed hutchins come from?been pinpoint—decided. so to have any kind of live rounds being introduced as evidence, suggested as evidence, it goes to the potential exculpatory evidence, uh, of the brady law that this case was dismissed under. and itjust shows the importance of disclosing everything to the defence. and as the defence attorney said today, it's not up to the prosecutors to decide what's potentially exculpatory — that the defence can make those decision based on the disclosure of all the evidence. so how can a piece of evidence like this that seems central to the case that you... as you say, how can it not be disclosed? well, the prosecutor had explained that she just deemed it irrelevant. she didn't feel that it was... she felt that it was obviously on site, not related to the live rounds on the rust movie set, so she didn't feel that it needed to be disclosed. this was a decision that she made. and the other prosecutor has made clear that she doesn't agree with that. the other prosecutor actually r

gunship. >> or safety chip with this armor so he takes the firearm puts it in his holster then ms hutchins and mr. souza, we're doing this blocking the evidence will show ladies and gentlemen that the defendant again, did his own thing you. will hear from an individual by the name of jorgensen mr. jorgensen will tell you that he's been involved in drafting and revising movie set safety rules you will learn that these movie sets safety rules require actors like the defendant, to treat every firearm as though it's loaded to never point a firearm at another person. and to never put your finger on the trigger. unless you're prepared to shoot. or to destroy whatever is in front of you the evidence will show that on october 21, 2021 after that lunch break the defendant, once again violated those set safety rules and during this blocking the director had instructed him to just slowly take out that gun. and just hold it at an angle? but you will see that the defendant takes it out quickly. the first time. points and you will hear witness testimony who will tell you? the first time he does it his f

the pistol being used by alec baldwin had fired a live round, killing the cinematographer halyna hutchinsy manslaughter. it was her responsibility to ensure weapons were safe. but she had mistakenly mixed up dummy rounds with real bullets. despite the film�*s armourer being convicted and sentenced to 18 months injail, prosecutors still believe alec baldwin was also responsible. they�*re trying to prove the gun could only have been fired because of his actions. the evidence will show that someone who played make believe with a real gun and violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety is the defendant, alexander baldwin. alec baldwin claims he never pulled the trigger, and that it was the responsibility of other crew members to make sure the gun was safe. safety has to occur before the gun is placed in the actor's hands. in this case, this unique case, on a movie set, the prop gun was placed in mr baldwin's hands and "cold gun" was announced. meaning it had been checked and double check by those responsible to ensure that the gun was safe. all right. but prosecutors argue he did not follow

it�*s been nearly three years since the shooting on set of the cinematographer halyna hutchins.ime, he�*s been living with what happened, the tragic accident that led to her death. he�*s been living with the uncertainty of whether or not he would be charged, and when he would be charged, and when he was finally charged, waiting for this trial to happen. you can only imagine what kind of time this has been for him and immediately that the case was thrown out today, you just saw this outpouring of emotion from alec baldwin, all that relief, after the terrible tragedy that happened and the uncertainty of the last three years. this is an absolute disaster for the prosecution, but a huge moment of relief for alec baldwin. and that was emma vardy there. here in the uk, police have named a suspect they want to trace in connection with human remains that were found in two suitcases on the clifton suspension bridge in bristol. he�*s a 24—year—old colombian national. scotland yard also said more remains had been found at an address in west london, during a police search. our correspondent

but for baldwin pulling the trigger hutchins dies.tting the live bullet in the gun that caused her death. you don't have two or three people charged with murder or reckless handling of a gun. if i'm baldwin's lawyer i'm putting reed on trial. she is responsible to make sure there isn't a live bullet in that gun. >> he said he thought it was cold, meaning it wasn't loaded. this is the moment that he was speaking to sheriffs at the scene on that day. >> you were in the room when the lady? >> i was holding the gun. >> mr. baldwin, who is the director on scene? >> the guy shot. i'm happy to stay here and do anything. >> i want you to stay with everybody and not talk to anybody. >> i'll stay right here. >> bill: he admits he was there on the scene but said he cocked the hammer and not the trigger. and we had this picture and we were looking at this thing. the index finger looks close to the trigger. i don't know what you thought of that bit of evidence. >> that's a great point, bill. that will be the prosecution's case. their case is two-f

, whose relatives followed the case from their home in war torn ukraine did you let the hutchins family done no, we didn't. we did every you think humanly possible to bring justice to halyna into her family and we're proud of the work that we did. again, we disagree with the court's decision, but we after respect it and fred, despite the news yesterday, as you mentioned, attorney all read gloria allred, who represents the halayna hutchins family. they say that they will proceed with a civil lawsuit against alec baldwin, but of course, as it relates to any criminal penalties against the actor that is now off the table. the way the judge ruled here, she dismissed the case. and what's called with prejudice, which means that prosecutors could not bring back the case even if they wanted to. actor baldwin, alec baldwin rather is now a free man. he will not be facing any criminal punishment but here all right. >> josh campbell in new mexico. thank you so much. all right. another case that we're following the federal corruption trial against senator bob menendez and his co-defendants. deliberat

baldwin has maintained he never pulled the trigger on the gun that killed cinematographer halyna hutchins even if he did, it would not make him criminally negligent. elise preston has more. >>> pointed the gun at another human being -- >> reporter: high drama as prosecutors laid out their case against actor alec baldwin. >> the evidence will show that someone who played make-believe with a real gun and violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety is the defendant, alexander baldwin. >> reporter: baldwin listened intently taking notes as his family looked on during opening statements. >> it was just a prop. the gun has to be safe before it gets into the actor's hands. >> movie set safety rules require actors, like the defendant, to never point a firearm at another person. >> no one had any idea this this venomous, toxic element had been inserted into this magic they were creating, but it did. and it changed lives forever. >> reporter: jurors saw video from the crucial moments after cinematographer halyna hutchins was gravely wounded. >> can you open your eyes for me? >> reporter: baldwin

hutchins was killed on set when a gun baldwin was holding and pointing in her direction, fired a livend. prosecutors telling jurors baldwin acted recklessly the day of the shooting. they say he declined several opportunities for standard safety checks prior to rehearsal. >> the hammer, points it straight at miss hutchins and fires that gun. >> baldwin has pleaded not guilty to the charges, saying he did not pull the trigger on the firearm and did not know it contained a live round. his legal team calling the shooting a tragic accident, telling the court baldwin committed no crime. >> he's an actor. he's an actor. but here we are at a homicide trial, playing a scene from the movie rust. >> baldwin's attorney says the 66 year old was a, quote, actor acting on the day of the shooting. he says the people on set who are responsible for ensuring firearm safety failed in their duties that day. the most critical issue in this case is how a real bullet got on a movie set. >> the evidence will show that real bullets are never supposed to be on movie sets. >> baldwin faces up to 18 months in pri

luego de casi tres aÑos y por primera vez de la muerte de catalina hutchins. un solo cargo, un delito mayor de homicidio involuntario por el cual podrÍa pasar 18 aÑos en prisiÓn de ser hallado culpable. es un caso con bastante lÍo legal, pero hay que tener en cuenta dos cosas. por un lado, los fiscales e intentarÁn demostrar que alec baldwin actuÓ de forma negligente al utilizar este revÓlver en un ensayo de una escena y apuntarlo hacia la cineasta. de alguna forma, esta arma se detonÓ. aÚn no se determina cÓmo y del otro lado estÁ la defensa del actor de 66 aÑos de edad que intentarÁ seguir con esto que ya declarÓ el actor que nunca jalÓ el gatillo y que no es responsabilidad o no deberÍa ser responsabilidad de los actores verificar si es que hay balas reales dentro de un arma utilizada en una pelÍcula. ahora, eh, muchos consideran que lo que sucediÓ hoy fue una victoria preliminar. el juez determinÓ que no serÁ relevante su cargo como coproductor de esta pelÍcula en el juicio que repetimos, inicia maÑana a las 09:00 con la selecciÓn del jurado. >> julio pues

the ruling means no prison time for baldwin, despite fatally shooting cinematographer hala hutchins on the set of rust in 2021. >> we did everything humanly possible to bring justice to helena and to her family, and we're proud of the work that we did. again, we disagree with the court's decision, but we have to respect it. >> the evidence in question ammunition. the defense argues, was mishandled. the judge at one point came down from the bench to examine it. attorneys for the actor grilling a crime scene technician about the bullets. >> would you agree with me that the two most critical items, in this case from an evidentiary perspective, were probably the firearm in question and the live ammunition that struck miss hutchins? right. >> i would say the firearm and the live ammunition from the set. >> baldwin's lawyers had been asking for the case to be dismissed just days into the trial. the actor walked free after years of questions about the tragic death. prosecutors still pushed back, saying the evidence was irrelevant to the case. alec baldwin faced up to 18 months in prison if he

productor puede pasar hasta 18 meses en la cÁrcel por la muerte de la directora de fotografÍa, halyna hutchinsantes heridos, se vuelca un trÁiler en mÉxico que transportaba escondidos a unos 130 guatemaltecos. varios fueron ingresados en hospitales vandalizan la estrella a solo dÍas de ser develada, la estrella de la diva de la banda en el paseo de hollywood fue vandalizada con pintura. >> les decimos cÓmo reacciona la familia. >> menos tacones y mÁs tenis. es una nueva tendencia. mÁs mujeres estÁn cambiando sus zapatos de tacÓn alto por opciones mucho mÁs cÓmodas estÁn en declive, los tacones le preguntaremos a una experta. >> muy buenos dÍas de martes. soy claudia de la fuente. >> quÉ tal? yo soy damiÁn bonmatÍ. bienvenidos a noticias telemundo. ahora en una ediciÓn especial en su cadena telemundo en la costa oeste y en streaming para el resto del paÍs y del mundo. >> hacemos juntos un recorrido informativo y luego sigan con hoy dÍa. comenzamos esta maÑana con el recuento de los daÑos tras el paso de barril que azoÓo a texas con fuerza al entrar por la zona costera, especÍficamente por la lo

hutchins was shot and killed on the new mexico set of the film rust video from an earlier rehearsal wasyed in court this morning, baldwin was in a scene where we quickly pulled out a gun that everyone thought contained inert dummy bullets. a live round of ammunition was in that gun later when the actual filming and shooting happened earlier this year, the woman in charge of the guns for the set, hannah gutierrez reed was tried and convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison, which she is serving currently. cnn's elizabeth wagmeister is keeping track of all the developments and joins us now from los angeles. so what has happened in this case so far? >> a great deal has happened just on day one, jake, so far two witnesses have been called to the stand. they were both responding. officer sarr's who came to the set of rust one halayna hutchins was tragically killed, but where we really got a good peek into what to expect over the next two weeks what this case was an opening statements this morning. of course, the prosecution and the defense displayed very differ

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all read who is a representative for the family of halyna hutchins? she said, regardless of what happened on friday today in court, the family civil lawsuit against the actor will continue jessica. >> right. josh campbell for us in santa fe, new mexico. thanks so much for that reporting. so ahead in the cnn newsroom today, remembering the life of iconic sex therapist dr. ruth hey mom how many should i decorated half ran have blue that's a really tough call for you. >> that's john king from cnn. >> let's look at the data. your county leaned, read ai 15 points in the last presidential hello election. however, looking at the latest polling, you're going to need a lot of those purple sprinkles. >> how this guy really knows his stuff $5 a cupcake, you know, the average cost of a cupcake around here is $3. >> no dad is alleging and his legendary moves might be passed down to you dancing is just one of the many inherited traits you could discover with ancestry dna see which unique traits you inherited. >> the places where they started and the people you shar

the pistol being used by alec baldwin had fired a live round, killing the cinematographer halyna hutchinsat least i was. the mystery of how live rounds ended up on the film set was revealed earlier this year when the film's armourer, hannah gutierrez, stood trial for involuntary manslaughter. it was her responsibility to ensure weapons were safe. but she had mistakenly mixed up dummy rounds with real bullets. despite the film's armourer being convicted and sentenced to 18 months injail, prosecutors still believe alec baldwin was also responsible. they're trying to prove the gun could only have been fired because of his actions. the evidence will show that someone who played make believe with a real gun and violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety is the defendant, alexander baldwin. alec baldwin claims he never pulled the trigger, and that it was the responsibility of other crew members to make sure the gun was safe. safety has to occur before the gun is placed in the actor's hands. in this case, this unique case, on a movie set, the prop gun was placed in mr baldwin's hands and "col

at another human being, cocked the hammer and pulled that trigger in reckless disregard for miss hutchins this was an unspeakable tragedy. but alec baldwin committed no crime in 2021, the prop gun baldwin was holding on the rust movie set went off, killing cinematographer halyna hutchins. >> prosecutors claim baldwin was reckless, ignoring industry rules for firearm safety, saying their evidence proves the gun could not have been fired without the trigger being pulled. >> you will see him put his finger on the trigger when his finger is not supposed to be on the trigger. >> baldwin denies pulling the trigger. his lawyers argued baldwin was the actor on a set where multiple safeguards were supposed to be. in place. they say he was told the gun was col, meaning it had no live rounds. even if he intentionally pulled the trigger like the prosecutor just demonstrated. >> that doesn't make him guilty of homicide. >> the defense blames the movie's armorer, hannah gutierrez. she was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison after prosecutors accused her of fail

it's been nearly three years since the death of rust cinematographer halyna hutchins. baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. he was rehearsing with a prop gun for a scene when the gun went off, killing hutchins and wounding the film's director. baldwin has said he did not know the gun contained a live round, and that it fired accidentally. >> a new study is giving insight into how two of the most popular weight loss drugs compare overweight and obese people taking manjaro saw more weight loss than those taking ozempic. the two drugs are made with different active substances. the study, done by a health analytics company, was published today in the jama internal medicine medical journal. but experts say it is hard to account for other factors that influence people's weight loss, so more research needs to be done. walmart will face a class action lawsuit over alleged deceptive pricing. the retailer is accused of using inaccurate price labels as part of a bait and switch scheme, in which purchase prices are higher than those posted on store shelves. feder

and if you're halayna hutchins, family, they probably feel like they don't get justice. this case is now just gone. it's such a complicated case considering all the elements that into it. and i understand that and we are a society. the blinds, we need to blame someone. >> the question to the criminal jury watched was baldwin responsible for this. he was a hand. he was handed a gun. 2 people before him. the armorer and the first the assistant director was supposed to check the gun and they said to him when they handed it to him, this kind cold that means is filled with blacks are loaded with blanks. sadly, he relied on that. i know a lot of people say whenever you point a gun at someone you should check it yourself. well, first of all, the baldwin have the technical knowledge because the bullets looked the same. the blanks and the live bullets looked the same. the way you tell the differences. apparently the armorer shake it and then the blanks. there's a bb inside of here that rattle, ok? that's a blight. but did he know that should be objective? sure. but it's unlike th

of the movie "rust," baldwin was holding a prop gun when it fired killing cinematographer halyna hutchinsis charged with involuntary manslaughter, deciding if he committed a felony when the gun he was pointing at hutchins fired and killed her. the movie's director was also injured. baldwin is expected to be not guilty, insisting he did not pull the trigger. >> i would be surprised if they are able to panel the jury who is not familiar with his work and as an actor. people may allow that to affect their decision one way or another and in a high-profile case like this, it is difficult to 100% guarantee that things are not in evidence such as the celebrity of mr. baldwin. it is difficult to guarantee that that won't get in the way and influence the jury one way or another. >> five men, 11 women were selected to serve. opening statements are scheduled for tomorrow. if found guilty, baldwin could face 18 months in prison. >>> texas is dealing with the aftermath of tropical storm beryl, dumping fearly ten inches of rain in downtown houston. and millions of people are still without power. at lea

pudo haber esclarecido como las municiones llegaron al set donde la directora de fotografia, halina hutchinsleada de muerte en octubre de 2021 du durante el rodaje de la pelicula rust. >> la jueza dijo que no habia ninguna forma de que la corte corrigiera este dano y que el unico remedio era desechar contra del actor alec baldwin. >> la magistrada tomo la decision despues jueza recibiera un sobre de manila con varias balas calibres de 45 similares a las que acabamos de la vida de hutchins. >> la policia los habia recibido en marzo pasado de un buen samaritano que aseguro tener las pruebas que todos buscaban. >> la defensa sostenia que esa prueba fue ocultada y era suficiente para desechar el caso de homicidio involuntario contra el actor alec baldwin, de 66 anos, quien se llevo las manos a la cara cuando se hizo este a anuncio. >> julio, cabe recalcar que hannah gutierrez reed, la armera de esta pelicula encargada de las armas, fue sentenciada a 18 meses en prision por homicidio involuntario. >> bueno, es increible, desde aquella muerte en 2021, tres anos despues, estamos aqui con un final i

hutchins life because there wasn't a live bullet.llet in the gun. >> prosecutors say testing proves baldwin must have pulled the trigger and that his actions were needlessly dangerous. >> he should have been aware that his conduct of pointing a firearm at another human being, congressing that hammer and pulling that trigger is reckless conduct. >> baldwin's attorneys won a pre-trial battle on monday when judge summer ruled prosecutors could not baldwin's role as a producer of the movie and could not accuse him of overseeing what some witnesses were claimed were lax safety standards on set. and we have heard in the last few minutes that a jury has been selected so we will begin tomorrow morning with opening statements. bret? >> bret: all right, jonathan, thank you. up next, the panel on the latest movement surrounding president biden's political future. first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 2 # in houston. where officials say six deaths are being blamed on what had been hurricane be

it's almost three years since the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of thet day in court is focused on the selection of a jury who must decide if the hollywood star was culpable for the death of ms hutchins. we can speak to my colleague from los angeles. we know if the jury has been selected. what happened next? it was a long day ofjury selection. lawyers on both sides 16 people. they will be reporting for duty tomorrow morning where opening statement will start. we'll hear from the prosecution first and they are going hard against mr baldwin, painting a vicious picture of him, saying that he handled all the weapons on said, that that he was rushing staff and especially the armourers to reload and they want him to serve time and they want him to serve time and they say he is guilty. the defence on the other hand say two people have really been found guilty for what happened on said in october 2021 and that was the armour on set. she was found guilty by a juryjust a couple of months ago. she brought live round to set an one and an end the gun during rehearsal

he pointed a weapon directly h hell -- halyna hutchins. >> he pointed the gun at another human being, cocked the hammer and pulled that trigger. a reckless disregard for miss hutchins' safety. >> baldwin's lawyers said he had absolutely no way of knowing there was a live round in that weapon and he had no formal responsibility for checking it. listen again. >> this was an unspeakable tragedy but alec baldwin committed no crime. he was an actor acting. >> we also saw yesterday some body cam video from the first law enforcement officer on the scene showing paramedics trying to save hutchins' life. a reminder while the focus is on baldwin, this trial is about a woman who lost her life. bill. >> bill: indeed. jonathan, thank you. the arrival moments ago when we were speaking with chris whipple about his time at the biden white house and writing that book. alec baldwin arrived at that moment and as jonathan said doesn't have a lot to say. sometimes can be very chatty on the streets of new york but a different matter now when you are charged with involuntary manslaughter. >> dana: he is a t

hutchins death.d a chance to understand how those live rounds got on the set. and without being able to prepare their defence with all of the evidence, the case is dismissed because they, we would never know. we don't know if that was the absolute crucial evidence or if it was irrelevant, but it was relevant enough to the central issues that the judge found it a dismissible case. and just to reiterate, just to clarify here, thejudge clarify here, the judge dismissed clarify here, thejudge dismissed the case with prejudice. what exactly does that mean? i'm assuming now that mean? i'm assuming now that will mean this case is essentially done.- that will mean this case is essentially done. the case is done. essentially done. the case is done- they _ essentially done. the case is done. they cannot _ essentially done. the case is done. they cannot retry - essentially done. the case is done. they cannot retry a . essentially done. the case is i done. they cannot retry a case against alec baldwin. it's dism

the pistol being used by alec baldwin had fired a live round, killing the cinematographer halyna hutchinsakenly mixed up dummy rounds with real bullets. prosecutors still believe alec baldwin was also responsible. they're trying to prove the gun could only have been fired because of his actions. the evidence will show that someone who played make believe with a real gun and violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety is the defendant, alexander baldwin. he claims he never pulled the trigger saying the gun went off accidentally and he was relying on crewmembers to make sure the gun was safe. on crewmembers to make sure the gun was safe-— gun was safe. safety has to occur before _ gun was safe. safety has to occur before the _ gun was safe. safety has to occur before the gun i gun was safe. safety has to occur before the gun is i gun was safe. safety has to i occur before the gun is placed in the actor �*s hands, in this case, this unique case on a movie set, the prop gun was placed in his hands and a cold gun was announced. meaning it had been checked and doublechecked by those responsib

he was on trial for his involvement in the death of cinematographer, halyna hutchins, who was killedprop gun that mr baldwin was using, while filming a scene for the film, rust, in 2021. alec baldwin's defence attorneys successfully pressed for an immediate dismissal, after accusing the prosecution of burying evidence. here's our correspondent, emma vardy, who has been following the trial closely. this trial has really taken an unexpected turn, a day of courtroom drama here. it emerged earlier today that this box of bullets, this new piece of evidence, had emerged from a box of bullets that had been given to police in recent months, but that hadn't been disclosed to the defence. the prosecution had essentially said it wasn't connected with the case, it got filed under a completely separate case, and thatis completely separate case, and that is what was being argued in court today. now in this box of bullets it is alleged that was supplied by the ammunition supplier to the movie set of rust, they were mixed up but between live rounds and dummy rounds, and this cast a lot of doubt on t

matt hutchins telling hoda in 2022 he believes baldwin's actions led to helena's death. >> it's absurd to me. >> reporter: baldwin has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. later that year, hutchins announced that he settled a civil suit against baldwin and would serve as an executive producer on the film, which wrapped filming last spring. baldwin's trial coming four months after the film's armorer was found guilty of the same charge and is serving her 18 months behind bars. hannah gutierrez reed is expected to be called to testify by the prosecution. although she said in a pre-trial interview she did not want to cooperate and take the stand. during today's hearings, the judge is going to be deciding on whether to include certain witness testimony and evidence relating to baldwin's role as a producer. we reached out to alec baldwin's legal team for comment. some say that actually it can do more harm than good when the client takes the stand. it might be a gametime decision. >> chloe, thanks so much. >>> time now for today's money minute. pair mount agrees to a major media merger. >>> para

states the case against alec baldwen, who was accused of manslaughter of film set cameraman galina hutchinslawyers proved that the prosecutor's office hid evidence that could have been used for the defense, so the trial was lost. helicopters are circling over the kamchatka nature reserve, inspectors have to make raids on the ground most often, because they have important missions: to count clubfoot, pine bears, kamchatka giants on the peninsula, they feel at ease and safe, so the population has grown significantly, our correspondent maryana yatskevich too walked along bear trails. kamchatka, all attention to brown bears, experts are conducting an aerial survey from the air, they consider clubfoot. to establish numbers, to track. trends in population dynamics and to replenish the understanding of the population structure are considered bears in the south kamchatka federal reserve, an area of ​​322 hectares, slightly larger than moscow. in 2012 , there were 943 brown bears here, in 2017 there were already 990. this is the latest official data. the honor is held at the end of may, because then

baldwin, charged with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of the film “rust.” judge mary marlowe sommer dismissing the trial with prejudice. >> your motion to dismiss with prejudice is granted. . >> reporter: baldwin breaking down and sobbing in court after the judge's ruling. the shonlging decision coming after a contentious day in court as baldwin's attorneys asked the judge to throw out his involuntary manslaughter case, >> they buried it. they put it under a different case with a different number. >> reporter: during a pretrial hearing this morning, the defense claiming santa fe county investigators were given ammunition back in march by a retired police officer who alleged the ammunition matched a batch of bullets from the "rust" movie set and may have been connect to the bullet that killed cinematographer halyna hutchins. >> this is critical evidence in the case that was never disclosed to us. this case should be dismissed, your honor. >> reporter: but the prosecution pushing back today, arguing those rounds did not match bu

hutchins' safety. >> reporter: and prosecutors telling the jury of 11 women and 5 men that evidence will show a pattern of recklessness on set. >> you will hear about numerous breaches of firearm safety with this defendant and this use of this firearm. >> reporter: today, baldwin's lawyer calling the deadly shooting a tragic accident, but arguing that baldwin did not commit a crime. >> alec took the gun from those charged with its safety. he did not tamper with it. he did not load it himself. he did not leave it unattended. it was an actor handling a prop. >> reporter: the defense saying firearm checks were the responsibility of the film armorer, hannah gutierrez, and the assistant director in charge of safety, dave halls, and that the real issue is how a live bullet made it into the gun. >> you will hear no evidence, not one word, that alec baldwin had anything to do with that real bullet being brought onto that set. >> reporter: well, it's still unclear if baldwin will take the stand and testify in his own defense, david. >> david: mola, thank you. >>> tonight, we are also hearing from

prop gun for a scene in october of 2021 on the set in new mexico when the gun went off, killing hutchinsths injail if convicted of wrongdoing. he has pleaded not guilty, and has maintained in multiple interviews that he did not pull the trigger. on monday, the actor scored an early legal win in the trial as thejudge ruled baldwin's role as a producer on the film isn't relevant to the trial and cannot be entered as evidence. for more on this, let's speak to criminal defense attorney and legal analyst rachel fiset. good to have you on the programme. explained to viewers why that is a win for alec baldwin, thejudge ruling his role as a producer is not relevant?— role as a producer is not relevant? , . ., relevant? the prosecution was attempting _ relevant? the prosecution was attempting to _ relevant? the prosecution was attempting to use _ relevant? the prosecution was attempting to use the - relevant? the prosecution was attempting to use the fact - relevant? the prosecution wasj attempting to use the fact that baldwin was a producer on the film to show that he would have been basically m

hutchins would not survive.jury also heard the dramatic 911 call that a crew member made from the scene. >> santa fe fire and ems, what's the location of the emergency? >> bonanza creek ranch. two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. we need help immediately. okay. this [ bleep ] ad that yelled at me at lunch kept asking about revisions, this [ bleep ]. he's supposed to check the gun. he's responsible for what happened. >> nbc's dana griffin is following all of this for us. also with me, former u.s. attorney and msnbc legal analyst, barbaracquade. what's the latest from court, dana? >> we've heard from the first witness, the former santa fe county sheriff deputy, who was the first to arrive on scene. we saw his body camera footage showing those frantic moments as he entered that church, and you can see medics tending to halyna hutchins and joel sousa. a helicopter arrives to take her to a hospital, but it never leaves the ground, because she's not stable enough. the prosecution hoped with sayin

did you let the hutchins family down? >> no, we did not. we did everything humanly possible to bring justice to halyna hutchins and her family and we are proud of the work that we did. again, we disagree with the court's decision, but we have to respect it. >> the case, laura, dismissed with prejudice. meaning those charges cannot be refiled, alec baldwin is a free man tonight, laura. >> laura: big news, jonathan, thanks so much pride coming up after l last nights speech press conference, we heard that joey booked the lament joe biden's foreign expertise was showcased to the world, we will examine it, the truth and asked. here's why you should switch fo to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine, like google, but it's r and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browsel but it blocks cookies and creepy ads that follow youa and other companies. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading du

a gun alec baldwin was rehearsing with fired a live round, it killed the cinematographer, halyna hutchinsosecutors believed alec baldwin was also partly responsible for the way he handled the gun. but three days into his trial, new evidence emerged about a box of bullets that had been handed in to police but hadn't been included in the evidence. the box, said to be from the film's ammunition supplier, contained a mix of live rounds and dummy bullets. the defence argued that it cast doubt on some of the events leading up to the shooting, and that the prosecution had suppressed evidence that should have been disclosed. thejudge agreed. this disclosure during the course of trial is so late that it undermines the defendant's preparation for trial. there is no way for the court to right this wrong. alec baldwin is now a free man, and the collapse of this case is a disasterfor the prosecution. he cannot be tried again, but there may have to be a retrial of the film's armourer, hannah gutierrez. outside court, the lead prosecutor defended her actions. we did everything humanly possible to bring